Canons Ashby, National Trust
Canons Ashby is a National Trust Tudor manor house surrounded by terraced gardens and paddocks, that was built with the remains of a medieval priory by the Drydens, who lived there for over 400 years.
We visited Canons Ashby in November, on a very foggy, cold day, which gave the manor a very eerie, spooky feeling, which I loved.
The manor and surrounding gardens and paddocks weren’t too large, and unfortunately on the day we visited the manor wasn’t open, which meant it didn’t take much time to explore everything Canons Ashby had to offer.
The first thing we did was walk around the exterior of the manor, taking in all of the beautiful brickwork, and getting accustomed to the scale of it.
According to Canon Ashby’s website, the manor’s interior consists of a kitchen, grand hall, dining room, library, museum, drawing room, bedrooms, and a pump room, and is filled with tapestries and amazing plasterwork.
It sounds really interesting, so going back to see the manor’s interior is something I’d love to do.
After we walked around the manor, we looked at the exterior of St Mary’s Church, then explored Edward’s Garden, an 18th century terraced garden, which was covered in frost and fog.
I can imagine that during the warmer months this garden would contain lots of flowers, fruit, vegetables, and open spaces for kids to enjoy.
There was also a tea room and shop at Canons Ashby, that like the manor were closed, and there were also many trails to explore, all great reasons for a return visit.
Canons Ashby is open from 10am, and for non National Trust members costs £11 for adults, £5.50 for children, and under 2s free.
Before coming here please visit the Canons Ashby website for updated opening times and admission prices.
Canons Ashby is located at Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 3SD.
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